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Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant

POSTED ON Sunday, November 09, 2014 AT 5:57 PM \ leave a comment (0)

good restaurants in Singapore serving Spanish food is hard to come by, and hence, a good tapas fix can be a costly affair here (Catalunya and Binomio comes to mind). you pay for what you get, and the big boys are certainly right up there in terms of ambience and quality. at the corner of Vivocity though, there's a little Tapas place (the restaurant takes a huge space actually) thats pretty good for an evening of chillax.

Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant takes a waterfront facing corner of the mall, priding itself with the full works of tapas, Spanish suckling pig, Paellas and Sangrias. pretty authentic stuff, with a wide variety of tapas to choose from, the full plate-smashing routine for the suckling pig and some pretty good tasting dishes to recommend. the sprawling premises ensures it probably won't be too crowded, and gives you that much sought-after space to have a quiet chat over dinner.

the wide range of tapas leaves you pretty much spoilt for choice. we went for the chef recommendations as it was our first time here. the picture above is the Datiles con Bacon, which is essentially dates rolled in bacon, well fried and served chewy with some crisp edges. The Calamares a la Plancha (squid in olive oil) as well as the Pulpo a la Gallega (grilled octopus) are also some of their specialty dishes. while some seafood can be really tough to chew down, those served here are fresh, well garnished in paprika and olive oil, making them very easy on the palette..

their signature dishes come from their Paella or Spanish fried rice. we selected the Paella de Marisco (seafood) and didn't regret our choice one bit. the rice was aromatic, with a very generous portion of seafood - from tiger prawns, mussels, dory fish and squid, all blended into one very rich-tasting pan of rice. whoever said that the Europeans cannot do a good dish of rice obviously hasn't tried Spanish Paella..

there is al-fresco dining as well as indoor seating at Serenity. pair your meal with some Spanish Sangria, mocktails or have it with some old-fashioned frothy beer, the quiet evening by the waterfront makes this bar a good place for chillax and catching up... well, almost.. we thought that the live band was a little... disconcerting.. not really the best for ambience and perhaps the restaurant could do better with simply some Spanish music over the airwaves. but in all, there's some quality food, nice corners with sea-view, at more value-for-money prices. Serenity is certainly worth a visit.

Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant
1 Harbourfront Walk #01-98/99
VivoCity, Singapore 098585

Opening Hours
Sundays to Tuesdays: 11 am to 11 pm
Wednesdays to Saturdays, Eve of Public Holidays: 11 am to 12 am

Spanish noodles are called Fideua..